Barbara Mularczyk-Potocka (; born 5 April 1984) is a Polish journalist and television actress. She is best known for her role as Mariola Kiepska, one of the main characters in the Polsat sitcom television series The Lousy World (1999–2022). She also appeared in the thriller drama film D.I.L. (2002), as well as in the Polsat drama television series First Love (2011), the TV Puls drama television series Pawned & Perilous (2024), and the TV Puls crime television series Fear District (2024–2025).
Biography Barbara Mularczyk was born on 5 April 1984 in Wrocław, Poland. She is a daughter of an actor Jerzy Mularczyk. As a child, she performed in the children's section of the Kalambur Theatre in Wrocław, and later in the New Kalambur theatre group. Mularczyk graduated with a degree in acting from the Wrocław Faculty of Acting of the National Academy of Theatre Arts, and with a degree in journalism from the Institute of Journalism and Social Communications of the Wrocław University.
From 1999 to 2022, Mularczyk portrayed Mariola Kiepska, one of the main characters in the Polsat sitcom television series The Lousy World. It made her recognizable nation-wide in Poland, and remains her most famous performance. She also appeared on the thriller drama film D.I.L. (2002), as well as in the Polsat drama television series First Love (2011), the TV Puls drama television series Pawned & Perilous (2024), and the TV Puls crime television series Fear District (2024–2025). Mularczyk also works as a journalist specialised in the public relations.
Personal life In 2011, she married Rafał Potocki, with whom, she has two children, Aleksandra (born 2012), and Jan (born 2016).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999–2022 The Lousy World Mariola Kiepska Television series; main role; 373 episodes 2002 D.I.L. Aleksandra Feature film 2008 Cień Girl in love Short film 2011 First Love Hanna Television series; episode no. 1340 2024 Fear District Weronika Nowaczyk Television series; episode: "Królowa śniegu" Pawned & Perilous Tapik's mother Television series; episode no. 50 2025 Fear District Beata Ekert Television series; episode: "Kamav tut – chcę ciebie"
References
External links Barbara Mularczyk at IMDb Barbara Mularczyk at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish) Barbara Mularczyk at Filmweb (in Polish)